Newark board accepts grant, approves LACA agreement

2:02 AM,
Nov. 6, 2012

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Advocate staff report

The Newark City Schools accepted a $50,000 donation from FirstEnergy Solutions' Thanks a Million giveaway at its Monday board meeting

The giveaway gives customers the chance to win cash prizes and secure a low electric generation price for four to seven years. People enrolled in a electric generation offer between August and October automatically were entered, according to a news release.

Judy Hardy, of Newark, was one of four residential winners who won $25,000 in the giveaway. Each time a residential winner is chosen, FirstEnergy donates $50,000 to that person's local school ...